Sales Of Garlic

Retail prices of garlic are in the Rs 180-300 per kg price bracket, depending on the quality of produce in different markets. Wholesale prices, on the other hand, are somewhere between Rs 150-260

Despite an output decline of about a fifth, which normally supports a price rise, farmers are selling garlic at reduced prices, they complain, due to stringent procurement norms from government agencies.At the benchmark Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) Agricultural Produce Market Committee yard, the average quality is quoting at Rs 10 a kg, the modal price being around Rs 25 a kg. In Pipliya (Madhya Pradesh) mandi, which contributes nearly a fourth of India's entire quantity of arrivals, garlic is selling at Rs 13 a kg. In Allahabad, garlic has lost around a quarter of its value in the past month to trade currently at Rs 24 a kg, due to a sharp increase in its arrival and paucity of bulk purchasers. Apart from its use as a spice, it is also consumed to make a number of ayurvedic medicines and, hence, is also categorised as a medicinal plant. "The current Rs 10-12 a kg in a majority of regions of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is bizarre for garlic farmers. Their cost of ...